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  Big Fish Circus Scene – How To

  Posted by Rob Grauert on February 10, 2012 at 2:20 pm

  I’m trying to figure out how this effect was achieved so we can try something similar for a project at work. Here’s the scene I’m talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkAwpDeu-Ts

  Not much is turning up on the web, and not every shot looks like green screen (not to me anyway). I figure their technique might be similar to the Philips Carousel project, using a motion controlled rig so they can shoot the scene and backplates, but I’m not sure.

  Does anyone know if this scene in Big Fish has been written about anywhere?

  Thanks

  Rob Grauert, Jr.
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  Mark Suszko

  February 10, 2012 at 3:12 pm

  I dimly recall reading about it. The popcorn I know was digital animation. The rest if I recall right was a combination of the actors just being really good at standing still, plus some compositing tricks of layering them “in depth”, plus the motion controlled camera. Kind of a salad of techniques used.

  Rent the DVD, I think there’s a “making of” featurette in the bonus materials on the disk.
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  Rob Grauert

  February 10, 2012 at 7:21 pm

  Thanks Mark. Renting the DVD is a good idea.

  Rob Grauert, Jr.
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